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11:20 AM ET, November 10, 2017

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Ed Henry on Moore accusations: I'm not buying it — State Rep. Ed Henry lashed out at Roy Moore's accusers and Republicans who said the U.S. Senate candidate should back out of the special election in an interview Thursday evening with The Times. — Henry, R-Hartselle …

Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and The Daily Caller

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

Key Takeaways From Steve Bannon's Interview With The Times — Stephen K. Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News and the former White House chief strategist, spoke with Jeremy W. Peters, a reporter for The New York Times, in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Washington Post, WHNT-TV, Media Matters for America, Daily Kos, Politico, Business Insider, Mother Jones and IJR

Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:

Alabama state auditor defends Roy Moore against sexual allegations, invokes Mary and Joseph — Judge Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Alabama's upcoming special Senate election, denies allegations that he romantically pursued teenagers as young as 14 when he was in his 30s.

The Daily Beast:

Steve Bannon Advised Mark Cuban to Run in 2020 as a Democrat … As he publicly flirts with a run for the presidency in 2020, Mark Cuban has also privately been in touch with potential allies and strategists to plot out a campaign. — The Dallas Mavericks owner confirmed that he has corresponded …

Discussion: Axios, New York Magazine, Political Wire and CNBC

New York Times:

Sex Allegations Against Roy Moore Send Republicans Reeling — ATLANTA — Republicans in Washington seemed near panic Thursday in the light of a news report in which four women said Roy S. Moore, the Republican nominee for a United States Senate seat in Alabama and an evangelical Christian …

Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:

Bannon compares Moore report to Trump Access Hollywood tape — MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—At a speech in New Hampshire Thursday night, GOP strategist Steve Bannon compared the accusations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to the release of President Trump's infamous “Access Hollywood” video during the 2016 election.

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Hill, Political Wire, Business Insider and Joe.My.God.

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

GOP senator asks to be taken off Moore fundraising appeals — (R-Utah) has requested to be removed from Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore's fundraising pitches after a Thursday report from the Washington Post detailed accusations of inappropriate sexual conduct between a 32-year-old Moore and a minor from decades ago.

Discussion: Axios and Joe.My.God.

Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

Saving Roy Moore Isn't Worth It — I argued that conservatives should disassociate themselves from Roy Moore and denounce him weeks before credible allegations surfaced today that he preyed on teenage girls, one only 14 years old. So I'm pretty locked-in. — I suppose it's good that some Republicans see this as a bridge too far.

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: As Roy Moore declines to step aside, a tale of two Republican parties emerges

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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Bannon compares Moore accusations to infamous Trump Access Hollywood tape

Discussion: New York Times

David French / National Review:
Conservatives, Don't Dismiss the Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Roy Moore

Discussion: RedState, New York Times, Washington Post, ABC News, HuffPost, Politico, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Shareblue Media, Mother Jones, Weekly Standard, Media Matters for America and FiveThirtyEight

The Hill:
GOP scrambles to respond to Moore allegations

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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Moore allegations threaten to spark a GOP Senate crisis

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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Breitbart editor: It's OK if Roy Moore is a pedophile because he was single at the time

Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Lib Media Accuses AL Republican Roy Moore of Illicit Advances on 14-Yr-Old in 1979 …

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Washington Post:
Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32

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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump believes Roy Moore will ‘step aside’ if allegations true, White House says

Discussion: Shareblue Media and New York Magazine

Wall Street Journal:

Mueller Probes Flynn's Role in Alleged Plan to Deliver Cleric to Turkey — Under alleged plan, ex-Trump adviser and his son were to be paid millions to forcibly remove Fethullah Gulen from U.S. and deliver him to Turkish custody — WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating …

Discussion: RedState, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, New York Magazine, Raw Story and Political Wire

NBC News:

Mueller Probing Possible Deal Between Turks, Flynn During Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining whether former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn met with senior Turkish officials just weeks before President Donald Trump's inauguration …

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Flynn worried about son in Russia probe: CNN

Discussion: RedState, Fox News Insider, Balloon Juice and Washington Post

Matt Zoller Seitz / Vulture:

Louis C.K. Is Done — Louis C.K. is done. — A New York Times investigation published today put names and specifics to unsourced stories that had been circulating for years, alleging that the filmmaker-performer pressured five female colleagues to watch or listen to him masturbate.

Discussion: thecut

New York Times:

Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say — In 2002, a Chicago comedy duo, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, landed their big break: a chance to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. When Louis C.K. invited them to hang out in his hotel room for a nightcap …

Brian Ross / ABC News:

Trump adviser claims he lied to FBI out of loyalty to Trump: Source — George Papadopoulos, the Trump foreign policy aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, initially misled agents out of what he claimed was loyalty to President Donald Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.

Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.

Josh Dawsey / Politico:

White House bracing for another staff shakeup — Deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn is expected to be reassigned to the Commerce Department or another federal agency. — The White House is bracing for another staff shakeup upon President Donald Trump's return from Asia …

Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire

CNN:
Mueller interviews top White House aide

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The Hill:

Mounting GOP retirements threaten House majority — A retirement wave has hit House Republicans, emboldening Democrats who have become increasingly bullish about their prospects of winning back a majority in 2018. — House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte

CNN: There is a wave of Republicans leaving Congress

Luke Nozicka / New Jersey Online:

Menendez juror: ‘They are just trying to throw a good man under the bus’ — Dismissed juror from Menendez trial speaks — HILLSIDE — The juror dismissed from Sen. Robert Menendez's bribery case said they began deliberations on Monday with nine of them — including herself …

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Romney moves toward Senate bid — Mitt Romney is edging closer to a 2018 Senate run. — The former GOP presidential nominee is huddling with Utah's class of GOP power brokers, contacting the state's major political donors, and hitting the trail for candidates running in local races amid …

Discussion: Axios

John Bacon / USA Today:

Texas church, site of deadly massacre, to be demolished — The pastor of the Texas church where a gunman killed 25 people says he plans on demolishing the building, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention said Thursday. — Frank Pomeroy told convention leaders that conducting services …

Discussion: TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, NPR, AOL and IJR

Heather Wilhelm / National Review: Gun Control and Magical Thinking

Don Lee / Los Angeles Times:

Trump's Asia trip shows U.S. at risk of being sidelined in the region's economic future — President Trump speaks at a business meeting Nov. 9 with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Fred Dufour / AFP/Getty Images) — For all of President Trump's efforts …

Heather Timmons / Quartz:
Beijing is playing Trump “like a fiddle,” an ex-ambassador to China says

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Ali Watkins / Politico:

Mysterious Putin ‘niece’ has a name — Federal investigators have a name for a mysterious Russian woman who offered to help broker meetings between former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and Kremlin officials: Olga Vinogradova. — The name, which has not previously been reported …

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, ABC News and Raw Story